After concluding interleague play with a big series win against the Padres last weekend, the Mariners made their way to California to play back-to-back series against AL West rivals Oakland and LA Anaheim in that order. With only 2.5 games separating the M’s from first place, each game in these next two series would prove crucial if they were hoping to return to the playoffs.
The M’s would...

Among the many rookie players the Mariners have called up as fillers this season, one name stands out among the rest. Young-gun 2B Dustin Ackley has become one of the more productive hitters in the Mariners offense and has been a significant contributor helping put more runs on the board in clutch situations. With strong plate discipline and natural power in his swing, this Arizona Fall Leag...

In the MLB, there are two different types of teams; there are the big-market teams like the Yankees, Phillies, and Cardinals that spend hefty amounts of money in the free agent market, acquiring names like C.C. Sabathia, Cliff Lee, Derek Jeter, and Albert Pujols. However, on the other side there are the smaller-market teams like the Royals, Pirates, and the Mariners that, while they do not enga...

With baseball season now entering the summer months, teams begin to take stock of every single win as they approach the All-Star break. The Mariners certainly had more reason to be proud after winning four of their last seven games in back-to-back series.
After having won two of three against the Orioles at home, the M’s good luck continued as they welcomed the Rays for a four-game homestand....

Even after a dismal start in the month of April, winning only 13 of 28 games the Mariners have managed to pick up the slack in May winning a total of 15 of the 26 games played (two additional games were postponed due to weather), pushing their overall record above .500 with 28 wins, and 26 losses. True productivity for the M’s in the month of May has not been seen since 2003 when the team acc...

Batting .200 Milton Bradley is among many Mariners struggling at the plate.
The Mariners finished their 2010 season on a five game losing streak, good enough for 101 losses and 29 games out of first in the AL West. While winning their first two games of 2011 was a good start it only helped to set up the disappointment to come. The Mariners proceeded to lose 11 of their next 13, jumping out ...

There's not much to cheer about in Seattle, but they do have two of the most exciting players in baseball in Cy Young Award winner Felix Hernandez and Ichiro.
Just a year ago, the Mariners were a popular pick to win the AL West. They acquired Cliff Lee during the offseason in a trade with Philadelphia, and acquired Chone Figgins as a free-agent.
Seattle started off slow and Cliff Lee didn't p...

There are times in professional sports where a trade really does work out well for all parties involved, and this appears to be a classic example. The Seattle Mariners have trade SP Cliff Lee,RP Mark Lowe, and cash to the Texas Rangers for 1B Justin Smoak, 2B Matthew Lawson, and pitchers Blake Beaven and Josh Lueke.
The Seattle Mariners are going through a season that has been a disaster after ...

I guess Ken Griffey Jr. saw it coming and decided to get out before it got worse. Well Mariners fans it has gotten worse. Only one win in the last week has dropped Seattle to a division worst 23-39 and 11 games back of the Rangers.
I can offer fans a three pieces of solace. Number 1. At least you aren't Baltimore. Number 2. Cliff Lee has delivered since his return from the DL. He is 4-3 with a ...

Yesterday Ken Griffey Jr. announced that he was retiring from the game of baseball. While it is too bad that his recent struggles really kept junior from going out the way he wanted he still goes out leaving an incredible legacy in the sport, and I don't think it would be unfair to say he is one of the top 5 Center Fielders in the history of baseball.
I consider myself very lucky to have gotten...

Guess what? The Mariners still can't hit.
It would be nice to write a new blog and actually have something new to say but really the Mariners have yet to do anything different this entire season. The script is pretty much as follows…
Very good starting pitching. check
Bullpen is adequate. check
Ichiro and Gutierrez hitting around .300 or .340 in Ichiro's case. check
The rest of the team ...

I really wish I could say that this team is showing signs of turning the corner, and showing why a lot of pundits picked this team as a surprise dark horse team this year. Unfortunately I can't.
After splitting a pair against the Toronto Blue Jays in which they were damned lucky to come back in game two of the set, and dropping two of three to the Padres in their first taste of inter league pla...